Monday, 14 June 2010

It's clear we have a problem with alcohol pricing in this country and that something must be done.

Fortunately, unrepentant hedonist Cookie has leapt into action with a petition.

The petition states :The price of dirt cheap cheap supermarket lager is rising whatever anyone says. We believe government intervention and a Maximum price of 50p per unit will ensure a free English persons right to get as pissed as he/she likes for the princely cost of buttons!

And in case anyone is not convinced, he further explains how such a measure will make for a "happier and shinier world".

He's even designed a natty blog badge for his inspired campaign.

In such worrying times, Britain needs men of drive and vision. We salute you, Cookie.

Nick Cleggeron ... make it the maximum and banish the scourge of alcohol at 'deposit account' prices, for good.

There is a sound PC argument for reducing booze prices as best put by the great Henry George.Reduce the price of booze as low as possible and there's no money in pushing it.Pubs and bars would have to make money out of food and entertainment instead: the mythical (in UK) cafe society.

Glad to see that being debunked. The only really cheap beer in most supermarkets is the watered-down 2% stuff, but that never stopped the tabloids from conflating it with high-strength lager and pretending they were the same thing, only to have ministers who never set foot in a supermarket insist that we were all getting rat-arsed on Special Brew at 50p a pint. I wish.

While there is certainly a place in life for a fine bottle of Laphroiag, a vintage Chateauneuf du pap or even an oaky real ale next to a blazing real fire, I understand everyone is not as financially fortunate as myself and so fully support this campaign! For reasosn of social inequality, of course - it's an Englishman's right to buy a crate of Lout for buttons and get as pissed as he wants, whenever and wherever he wants. Hopefully this will see a sea change in current thinking and put the Righteous back in their box. Now where's my £1.49 four pack of Thor Lager....?